Video: "Superteen" (Live @ Kidzapalooza) - Care Bears on Fire

You know what I like about this video of the teenaged trio Care Bears on Fire from Lollapalooza's Kidzapalooza stage? The fact that the audience is a group of roughly-five-feet tall tweens and teens rather than a group of roughly-six-feet-tall adults and therefore the videographer has a clear view of the stage as opposed to a lot of the other stuff I've posted here. Oh, and the song rocks quite a bit, too. Care Bears on Fire - "Superteen" (Live from Lollapalooza 2009's Kidzapalooza stage)

Video: "Nature" (Live @ Kidzapalooza) - Band of Horses

I know, I already posted one Band of Horses live video from the Kidzapalooza stage from this Saturday's Lollapalooza. But this might be my favorite song from the video uploaded thus far. Not only that, but the band says that this song, "Nature," will be on Yo Gabba Gabba!'s upcoming Season 3. Not sure humidity in a Chicago summer is awesome, but this song might be. Band of Horses - "Nature" (Live at Lollapalooza 2009's Kidzapalooza stage)

Video: Yuto Miyazawa and Band of Horses (Live @ Kidzapalooza)

Not at the same time. OK, so it's a 9-year-old playing a 40-year-old song, but at least we're getting a little closer to seeing a family music act on video from Kidzapalooza 2009. Yuto Miyazawa - "Purple Haze" (Live at Lollapalooza Kidzapalooza stage 2009) OK, here's the Band of Horses song from Saturday. No word if they started 20 minutes late because Care Bears on Fire ran long (inside joke)...

Video: Joshua James Live @ Kidzapalooza 2009

Y'know, those iPhones have video cameras now and the Flips are easy to use (I should know). I'm with Tito, it shouldn't be this difficult to have any of the other folks who make music on a more regular basis for kids (or the kids themselves) captured on camera. This sounds like a nice cut (I'm unable to figure out which one specifically) from Joshua James, Sunday's special guest at Lolla's Kidzapalooza stage. But I know there was a lot more that brought down this house this weekend... Joshua James live at Kidzapalooza stage, Lollapalooza 2009.

Last-Minute Kidzapalooza 2009 Recommendations

So, yeah, I already covered Lollapalooza's Kidzapalooza lineup a few months back, but in case anyone out there who isn't a regular reader stumbles across this thanks to the magic of search engines, here's some thoughts and recommendations on what to see and when to see it. All set times 30 minutes unless otherwise noted. Friday, August 7 11:30 Yuto Miyazawa 12:30 Paul Green's School of Rock All Stars 1:30 Frances England 2:15 Secret Agent 23 Skidoo 2:45 Zach Gill 3:30 Special Guest 3:45 Lunch Money Thoughts: Yuto Miyazawa is playing three sets at the Kidzapalooza stage -- everyone else (save the Q Brothers and Quinn Sullivan) plays two. I think it's safe to say you could probably miss one of them... My general feeling is that the non-Kidz schedule on Friday midday is weaker than on the weekend so you should definitely make sure you catch Frances, Lunch Money, and especially Skidoo on Friday. By Saturday, word will have traveled and Skidoo's set on Saturday may be packed.

Let's Hear It For the Midwest Kids Music Festivals

Well, Kansas City's KC Jiggle Jam holds the title for the best kids music festival anywhere, and this weekend's Kidzapalooza will again rock Chicago's Grant Park with a stellar lineup, but there's always more room for additional family music in the midwest. Des Moines, a city I have a soft place in my heart for (seriously, folks, sweet city there), joins the club on Sunday, Sept. 27 with their Every Family Rocks festival. Any lineup that features not only big names Dan Zanes and Justin Roberts, along with regional stars like Funky Mama and Truckstop Honeymoon (featuring Mike Ward, who's recorded folks like Randy Kaplan and Laura Freeman), to go with their local acts, has got me on board. All that for just $8 (in advance). Now to start working on the Upper Midwest (or the Southwest).